Mom,

Thank you for always being there for me when I need you. I am so blessed to have a Mom that will stay up late and then get up early to clean the house before we get out of bed. Thank you for all your help, encouragement, and love you give me every day. May the Lord bless you abundantly Mom! Kari~*~

Lake Fun~

My family and another of our friends were invited to our friends house on Wednesday for a barbecue and to go to a section of Table Rock lake to fish and swim! It was so much fun! By the lake it was beautiful... Some of you all know what I mean by... The lake was sparkling! My Dad and Cassie went to fish right away wile the rest of us went swimming or talked. I went swimming with my little brothere Jack and Luke. Luke was kind of afraid of the waves because they kept going over face.. But other than that it was fun! Then iwent to fish because Dad caught a BIG Cat fish! I would say that it was about 12 inches long! Because we don't eat Cat fish because of this passage in the bible... Leviticus 11:9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat. So, by the end of the day my Dad caught 1 Cat fish that we through back out, 2 big sunfish, and a Bass. My sister Cassie caught 1 sunfish, and I caught 2 Sunfish. The rest of our group did not get anything! My Dad and I were thinking that the probably got a bit or two but because of the waves you could barely feel it sometimes! After going there we went to their house that was 5 minutes away to go grill hamburgers. My family brought the meat for our calf we butchered and so I mixed up the meat, seasoned it, and made them into patties. While I was doing that some of the boys were cleaning the fish. We had a great dinner and talked till 10:00. When we got home we still had to milk the cow... So my Dad and Cassie milked wile my Mom and I got the boys into bed. Have you all ever had a great day like that recently? I am sorry that there are no pictures.. But I was to busy having fun! :) Kari~*~